Saturday, May 16, 2009

Top 10 Foods To Include in Your Diet

I found Adiel ("Dr. T") Tel-Oren of the Ecopolitan website a few months ago and would like to share some information from one of his lectures with you. If you would like to listen the Truth About Your Food lectures please visit the site and sign up so you can listen to the lectures. There are 6 lectures in the series and I know you will find Dr. T's lectures helpful, insightful and informative.

Who is Dr. T?

Dr. T is a holistic scientist who educates doctors and the public about nutritional and environmental, functional medicine (science-based holistic approaches to diagnosis and therapy), and disease prevention via natural lifestyle and dietary modification.

Dr. T is a Medical Doctor trained in Europe and the United States (licensed in Europe), is board-certified with the American Board of Oxidative Medicine, with the American Board of Nutrition, and a candidate with the American Board of Chelation Therapy.

For more information about Dr. T, visit his website. You can also find Dr. T in 3 videos on YouTube.

10 Foods to Include in Your Diet

Green leafy vegetables EVERYDAY. (a large handful or more)~ easy to get if you do a green smoothie

Large fruit salad EVERYDAY. (you can add a few pumpkin seeds, sesame butter/ dried fruit). Or you can eat fruit throughout the day.

Fats EVERYDAY. (olives, coconut milk, coconut oil, fruit oils). If you have coconut oil, only have it 3 times a week.

Legumes 3-5 times a week (not soy and peanuts). ~lentils, peas, garbanzo, aduzki (make sure these are sprouted, but if you want to cook, then cook in water).

Algae 3/4 times a week. ~kelp, nori, dulse, etc. (organically grown)

Sprouted/cooked grains without gluten a few times a week. ~quinoa, buckwheat, oats, barley etc. (serving size, the size of your fist)

Steamed vegetables EVERYDAY if your are not satisfied with following items 1-9.

2 very minor foods that one can also include in his/her diet is wild edible plants and flowers from foraging and don't worry about the dirt or even eating a few insects. For more information about wild edible plants visit Foraging Pictures.